Testing revised aerodynamic package at SilverstoneKimi Raikkonen is today busy testing at Silverstone but ahead of the second day of running at the Northamptonshire circuit, Raikkonen spoke of his Grand Prix in Montreal and Indianapolis.
"Of course, we expected much
more than nine points from these two races, although it could have been much worse, especially in Canada," said Raikkonen. "I am disappointed. We have lost ground in the championship on our main rivals but it's not over yet. This is a sport where things can turn around very quickly."
Raikkonen remains fourth in the championship with 32 points, seven behind team-mate Felipe Massa and some 26 behind leader Lewis Hamilton.
"For sure nobody in the team wants to give in," Raikkonen continued. "There's lots of pressure weighing on us, but the same is true of our main rivals. McLaren have taken a step forward. It seems that they are able to heat up their tyres, which gives them more grip and performance on the first lap. During the last two races I had to start on the dirty side of the track. That did not help. On top of that I started with hard tyres at Indy, while all the others started on the soft ones."
"Having said that, we need to improve in this part of the race, because when you loose positions at the start, it makes life very difficult. For example at Indianapolis I managed to pass Heidfeld and Kovalainen and I was able to push. The car was well balanced and I was able to get some really good lap times. Then I closed up on Felipe, and when you're behind your team-mate during the closing stages of a Grand Prix, you don't want to risk too much."
At Silverstone there are some modifications that come with the F2007: "We have a new aerodynamic package and some other things. Hopefully we can close the gap on McLaren. One thing is for sure: We really need better results at the upcoming two GPs than we got in North America."
"There is a lot that depends on the tests this week."
Source Ferrari
